What is another word for disconcerting ?

Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm

bedevilling^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

bedeviling^US

enough to drive you up the wall

dishonoring^US

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“Not surprisingly, the disconcerting undertones of this film are downright troubling.”

Adjective

Causing distress, dread or alarm

somber^US

sombre^UK

humorless^US

humourless^UK

unfavorable^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

flavourless^UK

flavorless^US

green about the gills

peely-wally

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Adjective

Difficult to comprehend

full of twists and turns

difficult to understand

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Adjective

too difficult to understand

Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling

difficult to understand

impossible to understand

inextricable

unexplained

full of twists and turns

too hard to understand

all Greek to you

double Dutch

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

laboured^UK

skillful^US

labored^US

skilful^UK

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Adjective

Causing shock or amazement

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Adjective

Causing surprising negative emotions

Adjective

leaving a lot to be desired

Inadequate, substandard or, not satisfactory

leaving much to be desired

meagre^UK

meager^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

ill-favored^US

off-colour^UK

strictly for the birds

off-color^US

less than satisfactory

phony^US

not up to expectations

phoney^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

not all it's cracked up to be

not quite the done thing

humourless^UK

sombre^UK

humorless^US

somber^US

unable to do something for toffee

lackluster^US

lacklustre^UK

anemic^US

anaemic^UK

dishevelled^UK

disheveled^US

unfavorable^US

gone to rack and ruin

all the worse for wear

colorless^US

gray^US

colourless^UK

grey^UK

green about the gills

nothing to write home about

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

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Verb

stopping someone in their tracks

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

baulking^UK

balking^US

putting someone off their stroke

making someone scratch their head

fouling up

putting out of countenance

putting someone off their stride

setting someone back on their heels

causing to be at a stand

upsetting the applecart

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

setting someone thinking

blowing your mind

affrighting

knocking the stuffing out of

taking the wind out of your sails

wounding

taking your breath away

causing someone to lose their composure

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

throwing into a tizzy

paralysing^UK

making self-conscious

paralyzing^US

pulling the rug from under

scaring the bejesus out of

pulling the rug out from under

making one's hair stand on end

making one's blood run cold

weighing on

hurting somebody's feelings

making someone jump out of their skin

causing anxiety

shooting down

knocking over with feather

knocking over

making your head spin

messing with one's head

causing discomfort to

taking down a peg or two

galvanizing^US

blinding someone with something

galvanising^UK

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

scaring the daylights out of

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

raveling^US

ravelling^UK

stumbling

getting on one's nerves

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

shattering the illusions of

dampening the spirits of

breaking the heart of

enervating

devitalizing

raising someone's eyebrows

hitting like ton of bricks

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

rubbing up the wrong way

putting your back up

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

turning off

treading on someone's toes

tyrannizing^US

scaring the pants off

tyrannising^UK

giving someone goose pimples

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

mau-mauing

putting the fear of God into

throwing into a blue funk

pushing around

stirring

throwing into a fright

letting wind out of sails

knocking down

puncturing balloon

letting down easy

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

scaring someone half to death

filling with consternation

dishonoring^US

putting someone in their place

taking down a peg

giving a black eye

making someone feel ashamed

making someone eat crow

catching on the hop

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“No level of incompetence or failure would either exasperate or disconcert him.”

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